Research & Science
The Glove That Speaks Sign Language
This might look like an ordinary glove, but it is anything but ordinary. The glove talks. It is in the early stages of helping those who use American Sign Language (ASL) to communicate with those who do not.
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¹ú²úÂ×Àí Art Professor Embraces Alter Ego As "Mushroom Hunter"
When Don King, a part-time faculty member in ¹ú²úÂ×Àí's School of Art, goes into the woods for a walk, his eyes are trained to see much more than the average hiker. "I was watching a TV show where a couple of chefs went out into the woods and brought back a huge basket of m…
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Scholar Makes Contributions to Podiatric Medicine Education
Scholar of the Month Lawrence Osher Professor College of Podiatric Medicine 1982-present An accomplished doctor and academic, a highly regarded colleague and educator, the June 2016 Scholar of the Month is Dr. Lawrence Osher of ¹ú²úÂ×Àí’s College of Podiatric Medicine, a decision…
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¹ú²úÂ×Àí Exercise Science Professor Develops Treatment Bike for Parkinson's Patients
Physical therapy is usually a component of treatment for patients of Parkinson’s disease and other neurodegenerative and motor system disorders. Now, a ¹ú²úÂ×Àí professor in the College of Education, Health and Human Services has designed a piece of equipment that serves that purpose a…
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Cuyahoga Valley National Park Partners With ¹ú²úÂ×Àí and Cleveland Metroparks to Launch Science Learning App
The free app is now available in iTunes; Android version to followEducators, scientists, and technologists from the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, ¹ú²úÂ×Àí and Cleveland Metroparks have partnered to develop a new learning app that is now live and freely available on iTunes. The app, cal…
College of Education and Human Services
¹ú²úÂ×Àí Professor Finds Out What Motivates Impoverished Minority Students in Painesville Schools
What keeps some students in low-income, ethnically diverse school districts from succeeding?A ¹ú²úÂ×Àí researcher suggests it may have a lot to do with their ability to envision bright future career pathways.Cassandra Storlie, Ph.D., an assistant professor and researcher in ¹ú²úÂ×Àí’s…
School of Lifespan Development & Educational Sciences
Scholar of the Month
Scholar of the Month Terri Kent Professor College of the Arts 1991-present An accomplished director, actor and educator, Terri Kent is a professor in the School of Theatre and Dance at the College of the Arts. She is the coordinator of the musical theatre program and is the producing artistic…
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¹ú²úÂ×Àí Researchers Receive More Than $1 Million in Grants to Fight Alzheimer’s and Study Climate Change
Two ¹ú²úÂ×Àí researchers from the College of Arts and Sciences have been awarded more than $1 million in federal grants for their research projects. The National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Aging awarded Gemma Casadesus-Smith, Ph.D., from ¹ú²úÂ×Àí’s Department of B…
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¹ú²úÂ×Àí Researchers Publish Breakthrough in Leading Scientific Journal
Senior Research Fellow Quan Li, Ph.D., and his research group at ¹ú²úÂ×Àí’s Liquid Crystal Institute®, in the College of Arts and Sciences, have published a research article in the March 17 issue of Nature that could lead to a variety of breakthrough device applications and other indust…
Materials Science Graduate Program: Graduate Education on Soft Matter Science
¹ú²úÂ×Àí Honors 2016 Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award Recipients
Three ¹ú²úÂ×Àí faculty members were honored with the 2016 Outstanding Research and Scholarship Awards at a ceremony that took place on April 5 in the University Library. This year’s recipients were selected from a large number of nominees by the University Research Council chaired by…
College of Education and Human Services